On the recordAugust 8, 2011
We have air quality and water quality laws because the last 100 years, the people and their representatives to Congress have decided that the market wasn't working.
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congress.govJoe Barton: “We have air quality and water quality laws because the last 100 years, the people and their representatives to Congress…”
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Barton emphasizes the need for regulations due to market failures in air and water quality.
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